BSC supports strike
The following statement
from the Black Students
Coalition concerning the
strike of blind workers at
Skillcraft in Greensboro was
released to the GUILFORDIAN by Joyce Wimbish
and Rae Herri tage,
co-chairmen of the
Publications Committee for
theBkckSt^entsCoalition
As we see it the blind
workers who on October 28
went on strike against
Skillcraft have the only valid
points in an arguement which
should have been settled four
years ago. The workers
frustrated at the seeming
inability of the different
agencies to alleviate the
existing problems sought the
help of GAPP, the
Greensboro Association of
Poor People, headed by Tom
Bailey. It is in GAPP that the
workers found an agency
through which they could
relate, their problems and
voice needs to an
unsympathetic public and a
deaf management.
In an interview with Tom
Bailey and William Wilson, a
blind worker with 13 years of
experience at Skillcraft, Mr.
Wilson spoke freely. He listed
the demands of the strikers,
gave a detailed account of
each and briefly outlined the
history of the strike as we see
it today. According to
Wilson, there is no adequate
ventilation system in the
broom department, a
condition which led to the
transfer of 10 to 15 workers
to another department due to
dust accumulation in the
lungs.
Along the same lines it is
appalling to note that there
are no first aid stations in the
building. An industry
employing 112 blind people
should have medicaFfacilities.
Wilson spoke of a worker
continued on page 3
Guilford College;Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Topics
Race relations at Guilford College;Greensboro civic organizations
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This December 4, 1970 article published in the Guilford College student newspaper, The Guilfordian, reports on the college's Black Student Coalition's efforts to raise awareness about the work conditions of blind workers, approximately half of which are African American, at the local Skillcraft business. The coalition was working in conjunction with the Greensboro Association of Poor People (GAPP).
Type
text
Original format
clippings
Original publisher
Greensboro, N.C. : Guilford College
Language
en
Contributing institution
Friends Historical Collection, Hege Library, Guilford College
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Object ID
GUI_GuilfordianCRG.1116
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
BSC supports strike
The following statement
from the Black Students
Coalition concerning the
strike of blind workers at
Skillcraft in Greensboro was
released to the GUILFORDIAN by Joyce Wimbish
and Rae Herri tage,
co-chairmen of the
Publications Committee for
theBkckSt^entsCoalition
As we see it the blind
workers who on October 28
went on strike against
Skillcraft have the only valid
points in an arguement which
should have been settled four
years ago. The workers
frustrated at the seeming
inability of the different
agencies to alleviate the
existing problems sought the
help of GAPP, the
Greensboro Association of
Poor People, headed by Tom
Bailey. It is in GAPP that the
workers found an agency
through which they could
relate, their problems and
voice needs to an
unsympathetic public and a
deaf management.
In an interview with Tom
Bailey and William Wilson, a
blind worker with 13 years of
experience at Skillcraft, Mr.
Wilson spoke freely. He listed
the demands of the strikers,
gave a detailed account of
each and briefly outlined the
history of the strike as we see
it today. According to
Wilson, there is no adequate
ventilation system in the
broom department, a
condition which led to the
transfer of 10 to 15 workers
to another department due to
dust accumulation in the
lungs.
Along the same lines it is
appalling to note that there
are no first aid stations in the
building. An industry
employing 112 blind people
should have medicaFfacilities.
Wilson spoke of a worker
continued on page 3
